Context Menu for Desktop Does Not Display Using Shift+F10

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SYMPTOMS

When you press SHIFT+F10 to open the context menu for your desktop, a different context menu than the one you want may open. For example, you may open a context menu with the Open, Explore, and Find commands even though you want the context menu with the Active Desktop, Arrange Icons, and Line Up Icons commands.

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CAUSE

This issue can occur if the focus (normally appearing as a dotted-line box) is not on the desktop but is on an object on the desktop, such as an icon.

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RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, press F5, and then press SHIFT+F10. For additional information about keyboard shortcuts, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

126449 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449/EN-US/ ) Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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